China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province (2009)
On May 12, 2008, a catastrophic earthquake hit Sichuan Province in rural China, killing nearly 70,000 people, including 10,000 children. In town after town, poorly constructed school buildings crumbled, wiping out classrooms filled with students, most of them their parents’ only child. But when grieving mothers and fathers sought explanations and justice, they found their path blocked by incompetence, corruption and empty promises.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill
Brave Miss World (2013)
Linor Abargil, an Israeli beauty queen, was raped two months before being crowned Miss World in 1998. Ten years later, she’s ready to talk about it – and to encourage…
The Beyoncé Experience Live (2007)
“The Beyoncé Experience Live” is a live DVD by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles that was released in the US on November 16, 2007. It was shot in Staples Center,…
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)
Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.
Chaos on the Bridge (2015)
Canadian acting legend William Shatner takes viewers inside the creation of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the bold attempt in 1986 to recreate the success of the original television series,…
Earth 2100 (2009)
Experts say over the next hundred years the “perfect storm” of population growth, resource depletion and climate change could converge with catastrophic results. The scenarios in Earth 2100 are not…
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (2015)
Exploring the social impact of what The Source Magazine in 1998 voted, “The Best Hip Hop Radio Show Of All-Time.” The documentary film is the story of quirky friends who…
Somewhere Between (2012)
Questions of race, identity and heritage are explored through the lives of young American women growing up as adoptees from China. These four distinct individuals reflect on their experiences as…
Yeah Right! (2003)
No No: A Dockumentary (2014)
Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter on LSD, then worked for decades counseling drug abusers. Dock’s soulful style defined 1970s baseball as he kept hitters honest and embarrassed the establishment. An…
Bond Girls Are Forever (2002)
Through vintage film clips of past Bond movie epics, and with the participation of several former “Bond Girls” as interviewees (among them Dr. No’s Ursula Andress and Diamonds Are Forever’s…
Facing the Fat (2009)
Obesity has become one of the most overwhelming diseases in our modern society, even now considered to be of epidemic proportions. This documentary film dives into this sensitive, but socially…
Billy, How Did You Do It? (1992)
An interview in six parts between Volker Schlöndorff and Billy Wilder.